Plymouth, MN Tobacco & Vaping: Flavored Tobacco Bans (2026)
Key Facts
- Ban effective date
- January 1, 2028, Section 1150.05(C)
- Flavors covered
- Menthol, mint, fruit, candy, dessert, cooling sensations
- Marketing evidence rule
- Ad claims of non-tobacco taste presumed flavored
- First-offense penalty
- $300.00 minimum fine, no suspension required
- Repeat-offense penalty
- Up to $2,000.00 fine, 60-day suspension, or revocation
Summary
Starting January 1, 2028, no retailer in the City of Plymouth may sell or offer for sale any flavored tobacco or vaping product under City Code Section 1150.05(C). The ordinance defines 'flavored product' broadly to include menthol, mint, fruit, candy, dessert, and cooling-sensation products, and any marketing claim of a non-tobacco taste counts as proof the product is flavored.
C.Flavored products. No person will sell or offer for sale any flavored products after January 1, 2028.
Full Breakdown
02 reaches any licensed tobacco or vaping product carrying a taste or smell other than tobacco, including menthol, mint, wintergreen, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, honey, fruit, candy, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, spice, or a cooling or numbing sensation. The ordinance treats a manufacturer's or retailer's own advertising as evidence: any public claim that a product produces a taste, smell, or cooling sensation other than tobacco is 'presumptive evidence' the product is flavored, and terms like 'cool,' 'chill,' 'ice,' 'fresh,' 'arctic,' or 'frost' in marketing count against the retailer.
05 that separately bars sales to anyone under 21, vending-machine sales, self-service displays, and loosies, and it applies to every licensed tobacco retailer citywide, not just to any subset of stores. 00 and up to a 60-day suspension for a fourth violation within 36 months, on top of the underlying petty misdemeanor charge that applies to any Section 1150 violation.
Violations & Fines
Selling or offering any flavored tobacco or vaping product after January 1, 2028 violates Section 1150.05(C) and is treated the same as any other Section 1150.05 prohibited act: a petty misdemeanor under Section 1150.12.A, plus an administrative penalty starting at a $300.00 fine and no suspension for a first offense and climbing to $2,000.00 and a 60-day suspension, or outright license revocation, for a fourth violation within 36 months.
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